HDR, the course results.

A few weeks a go I went a course to learn how to do "High Dynamic Range" (HDR) with Eduardo D’Acosta, his blog is http://escueladefotografia.blogspot.com

Here is my Lotus Elise. This HDR image has been created using multiple files with different exposures, then combined and edited using Adobe Photoshop. Using my Canon 5D, EF 24-70 F2.8 L USM, and my Manfrotto tripod. 

Manuels' new motor bike. This image has made using one frame, three different files have then been saved with three different exposures and then combined. Using my Canon 5D, EF 24-70 F2.8 L USM.

St. Pauls London. This was created from one frame as before but using my Canon EOS 400D, and EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. It was made using several files, with the exposure at different settings, my Canon EOS 5D, and 24-70 F2.8 L USM, and my Manfrotto tripod. 

NRG Photography, provides wedding, creative and portrait photography in Andalusia, Spain. All photos are for sale and commission work is undertaken.  www.NRGPhoto.eu

Dehesa de Abajo, Parque de Doñana.

Today Elena and I have been to the park Dehesa de Abajo. Spring now is in full swing, the birds, the flowers, everything.

Here you can see a stork, (cigüeña) with a bird of prey above. The following photos were taken using my Canon 400d and Canon 70 - 200mm F2.8 L 
USM lens with a 2x converter. The 400d has a cropped sensor and the 
conversion factor is 1.6 therefore the maximum focal length is 200 x 2 x 1.6 = 640 mm

Here is a stork in a tree, normally they like high old buildings, like church 
towers, to make their nests, but all over the park the nests were in trees, this particular tree was covered with nests. It must be quite difficult to be 
perched on a branch with such big feet!

There is another one, sitting in 
the same tree.

While waiting to try and take some frames of the birds of prey, I turned my attention to the flowers, 70-200mm lens has a maximum aperture of 2.8 which means you can really blow the depth of field away, giving these results.

This is a bird of prey, I don't know what it is, I'll ask my Mum!

The Flamingos have arrived! Not that many, but I guess the rest must be 
held up in traffic!

Ahhh, baby cows, yes I know they are called 
Calves.

Elena in a field of flowers.

Guess who!

More flowers!

And a stork on the way out of the park.










NRG Photography, provides wedding, creative and portrait photography in Andalusia, Spain. All photos are for sale and commission work is undertaken. www.NRGPhoto.eu

Oranges and the Giralda, Sevilla

I am trying to create a set of images that are typical photos from Seville, for the magazine Lifetimes.




In the following weeks I will be adding more, I am planning to go the Palacio Alcazar and the gardens, also the Feria will be starting on the 20th April.
The photos were taken using two tripods, yes two, one for the camera, and the other for the flash, the flash was connected to the camera via an extension cable, the flash was needed to light the orange trees. I have discovered that if you are using this set up, it is a good idea, to put a weight on the tripod, so that it does not fall over when you stretch the cable between the camera and the flash.

I modified my tripods by fitting a Snap Bolt Key Ring to each tripod, one of the tripods did not have catch to attach the key ring, so drilled a 4mm hole in the bottom of the centre column, I then threaded the key ring though one side, I used the camera bag as the weight, and it worked brilliantly.

NRG Photography, provides wedding, creative and portrait photography in Andalusia, Spain. All photos are for sale and commission work is undertaken. www.NRGPhoto.eu

Zahara de la Seirra.

This photo, or rather is a combination of photos, merged and a HRD process of Zaraha with Elena.

Ver mapa más grande

NRG Photography, provides wedding, creative and portrait photography in Andalusia, Spain. All photos are for sale and commission work is undertaken. www.NRGPhoto.eu

Formula 1 Jerez practice

This is one of my favorite pictures that I took during the Formula 1 Jerez practice, the colours of car just work really well with the surroundings.







NRG Photography, provides wedding, creative and portrait photography in Andalusia, Spain. All photos are for sale and commission work is undertaken. www.NRGPhoto.eu

Being creative with smoke.

Recently I have been experimenting with my creative side, these photos are of smoke, incense, Elena wasn't very happy when she came home from work and found the house smelling of incense. I used a black cardboard back-ground with a flash to light the smoke and of course my Canon 5d.


NRG Photography, provides wedding, creative and portrait photography in Andalucía, Spain. All photos are for sale and commission work is undertaken. www.NRGPhoto.eu

First post!

My name is Nick Greening, and this is my blog, please have a look at my web site, www.NRGPhoto.eu

The aim of my blog to discuss / record, my adventures as a professional photographer in the south of Spain. Also show and talk about issues and events that happen to me. I will upload photos on a regular basis, I promise!

My photography business provides wedding, creative and portrait photography in Andalusia, I also do commission work. The latest assignment was for Lifetimes Magazine, covering the Formula One practice at Jerez.

I also work with various photo agencies including Cordon Press, Photographers Direct, List Photographers.

Thanks for looking.